SENEGAL VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		SENEGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,464	2	6,224	+ 13,240
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	15,046	26	879	+ 14,167
Lung Cancers	3	10,172	44	180	+ 9,991
Lung Disease	4	6,905	18	1,351	+ 5,554
Stroke	5	6,879	4	5,342	+ 1,536
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,689	37	384	+ 4,304
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	3,610	1	7,184	- 3,574
Breast Cancer	8	2,871	27	861	+ 2,011
Diabetes Mellitus	9	2,778	10	2,395	+ 382
Lymphomas	10	2,500	39	315	+ 2,185
Pancreas Cancer	11	2,457	48	159	+ 2,298
Falls	12	2,346	30	622	+ 1,724
Prostate Cancer	13	2,289	29	642	+ 1,647
Kidney Disease	14	2,224	12	2,210	+ 14
Suicide	15	2,146	24	978	+ 1,168
Drug Use	16	1,791	52	138	+ 1,652
Liver Disease	17	1,760	13	2,147	- 386
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,632	41	273	+ 1,359
Endocrine Disorders	19	1,570	23	1,041	+ 529
Liver Cancer	20	1,512	22	1,087	+ 425
Leukemia	21	1,505	54	113	+ 1,393
Hypertension	22	1,245	21	1,095	+ 150
Bladder Cancer	23	1,225	50	155	+ 1,070
Other Injuries	24	1,162	16	1,512	- 350
Oesophagus Cancer	25	1,083	55	99	+ 984
Stomach Cancer	26	1,058	31	557	+ 501
Inflammatory/Heart	27	1,001	36	426	+ 575
Road Traffic Accidents	28	971	6	3,832	- 2,861
Ovary Cancer	29	924	42	220	+ 704
Skin Cancers	30	853	51	147	+ 706
Other Neoplasms	31	815	62	24	+ 792
Oral Cancer	32	773	43	208	+ 566
Alcohol	33	724	59	74	+ 650
Uterin Cancer	34	575	56	94	+ 481
Congenital Anomalies	35	525	11	2,364	- 1,839
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	408	3	5,343	- 4,935
Multiple Sclerosis	37	336	64	20	+ 316
Skin Disease	38	330	47	159	+ 171
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	309	46	166	+ 143
Violence	40	294	19	1,247	- 953
Cervical Cancer	41	281	17	1,405	- 1,124
Low Birth Weight	42	269	7	3,636	- 3,367
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	215	35	433	- 218
Epilepsy	44	187	38	330	- 144
Hepatitis C	45	176	68	11	+ 166
Anemia	46	167	85	0	+ 167
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	157	67	15	+ 142
Drownings	48	138	33	494	- 356
Asthma	49	127	25	936	- 809
Birth Trauma	50	94	8	3,448	- 3,354
Malnutrition	51	93	32	494	- 401
Fires	52	93	34	448	- 355
HIV/AIDS	53	79	20	1,186	- 1,107
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	69	81	0	+ 69
Osteoarthritis	55	67	80	0	+ 67
Poisonings	56	59	40	315	- 256
Schizophrenia	57	58	83	0	+ 58
Tuberculosis	58	47	9	2,678	- 2,631
Meningitis	59	33	15	1,628	- 1,595
Hepatitis B	60	32	60	70	- 38
Oral conditions	61	25	82	0	+ 25
Appendicitis	62	24	61	38	- 14
Upper Respiratory	63	23	66	15	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	64	22	14	1,669	- 1,647
War	65	10	69	4	+ 6
Otitis Media	66	4	72	0	+ 3
Syphilis	67	3	53	122	- 120
Encephalitis	68	1	57	85	- 84
Pertussis	69	0	28	771	- 771
Chagas disease	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	58	85	- 85
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	3	- 3
Measles	74	0	49	158	- 158
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	5	4,595	- 4,595
Leishmaniasis	77	0	63	21	- 21
Schistosomiasis	78	0	45	176	- 176
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	65	18	- 18
Chlamydia	83	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SENEGAL

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Senegal

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.